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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 902 p4p, 1653 weight class) and Kamari Powell (ranked 108 p4p, 188 weight class). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 cm 26 235 8 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm 24 265 7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamari Powell! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kvaratskhelia drops his hands momentarily and Powell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Powell jabs Kvaratskhelia right on the nose. Kvaratskhelia blinks but takes it well. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Powell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kvaratskhelia ducks under a wild hook from Powell. Powell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvaratskhelia lands in his opponent's guard. Kvaratskhelia works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position. Kvaratskhelia distracts Powell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powell can do anything to dispel that myth. Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Powell's head. Powell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kvaratskhelia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Powell has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle. Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches to the head and body. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Kvaratskhelia pushes down on Powell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia seems to be looking for submissions.
Kvaratskhelia is nestled in close to Powell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kvaratskhelia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Powell is looking to control Kvaratskhelia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Powell avoid being mounted? Kvaratskhelia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powell looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kvaratskhelia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
 Powell is rocked! Powell trying to control here.
Kvaratskhelia tries to pass to full mount but Powell defends it. Kvaratskhelia working over Powell with some ground and pound. Powell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Powell is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him? Kvaratskhelia lands a big elbow - Powell is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kvaratskhelia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia! Giorgi Kvaratskhelia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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